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B. W. DANFORD ET. AL

VALVE STRUCTURE [filed Nov. 28, 1923 ily-Shui'.

Siena 26', i926;

W. DAN'WORTB. F LANSING, ANI) ,ERBOL E. EMSEWILLER,

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MICHIGAN.

VALVE sT-Roornnn.

Application ed November 28, 1923. Serial No.

To @ZZ fio/icm it may concern;

lie itknown that We, BERT W. DA cnn ,"end Ennon E. E MsHWILLER, citizens of th illnited States/residing, respectively, at Len ning, county oi Ingham, State of Michigan,

end East Lansing, county of ngliam, State.- oi' Michigan, liave'invented. certain new and A.iseful Improvements, in Valve Structures, 'which the following is a specification,

reference being had therein to the eccompanying drawing.

rilhis invention comprises a Lvalve structure. lt is especially applicable for use in' connection with an internal combustion lenzine, end` itis contemplated to provide inechenisni which Wiil'insure proper intake ci: combustible mixture and proper exhaust er the gases a'tter the mixture has been iired in the` cylinders.' vAnother object is the elimination K of springs, cliein-andsprocket, bevel orA Worm gear connections, end nnnecessery velvememhers, which willsiniplify the inethod'of' operation, make the verts more accessible, and minimize Vilore` A stili further object of the invention is to provide e valve-structure wherein the valvenienibers are rotated around e common exis, one upon another, each being provided with intake and exhaust openings and arranged i in connected sections so that any section may easily reznoyed .and replaced, the entire structure hein@ mounted in a Valve-seat pro-v vided in the cylinder-.block in proximity to the cylinders. T is arrangement minimizes the lieliility of the Valves becoming carbonand; assures more even and positive nin addition to smoothness et' opera? ized., CL 'tiem i .i Y Other ohiects "and advantages of the inention will in part-be apparent and in part "ne hrougit out more fully in the description *which follows Anemloodiment of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying dre-Wings, the following views y being shown:

Figure' i .is-a View in top-plan, and partly in. section, showing the cylindcrhlocl of nn 'internal combustion engine and illnstrziting,r one embodiment of the invention associated therewith; y l f is a View in "iront ele\fation,fsliow en arrange-nient of gearing for driving ne yelye-Lieolmnismg v y 3 2 is n. View in sideele'vation ci the gearing shown in 2; c

Fig. 3 is e. View top-pien, and partly in section, oit an outer valverne1nbei, slioiving,y the arrangement' of intelie and exhaust openings therein.;

Fig. 4i is e similiar View of the inner valve member removed from Within. the outer member., but in the position it would sume with relation thereto if assembled;

Figs. 5 and (i sire detail fragmentary seotional Views showing :i manner of connecting sections of the outer and inner members, respectively, and their structure at the point or' connection; i

Figs 7, 8, 9 and l() are detail views in section through the veiveencinhers in assembled position, the intake end exhaust ports beingr in the positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4 res ectir'el end illustretinrche .ositions' 7 le P of the yelve-n e .hers of te different cyi inders at e given position ofthe crank-shaft.

lnthese views, the reference-character i desigiintestlie cylinder-block of an internal combustion engine, .it is provided with the usuel cylinders end with intake-openings cludes an outer valve-member 5, which may loe made in sections secured together, "ein erally one sec-tion for each cylinder; one method of connecting the` sections being;

shown in Fig. l. Here the sections are cured oy threaded connections 6, The innermost section is closed et the end either by the portion of the cylinder againstwhich it abuts or by a Wall 7, as here shown, er other suitable means. A central opening or channel extends the length oi' the member to constitute a hollow cylinder mounted for rote tion in tire cylindrical opening in the cylin der-block, the opening constituting e velveseat for the onter-nieriher. The individuel sections are alterne; y irovided with in take-openings 8 and exhaust-openings 9 in alternating pairs arranged eiong the lengt-ii lli ne The lnneroneinher is hi l seo oi v v sections i() secured 'tt :er siumhiy as bv threaded connections li, hut each individuel section heine' separat hy n Weil or ping l2. es hest seen in if" rifhe sections are arranged endto-end i are of cylindricei shopendepted to sot vv tuin nud he rotated with relation to 'the outer-member, The outer ends oi the in end outermost sections are closed und i er t i of intake openings 1S or tuo sei-s ot exhaust openings lai. ure provi@ n each sectior,hencept `the end sections Yhich here either gust one set et intsfre oper. n hnust oifenings euch. ,ere open ings to e set here shown, in t t' agiert on the j another about a riphery.

Arrangement is inf? d e ner and outer voi ports of each register with the Ve Y. i ein'the cylindeikhloch, su cessivei this purpose the outer-ine provided with vond the plone or.

e t no A Yi roher hes section ont heaece of the eyiiir s is mounted o dcr-block and upon r 'The inner-nu 'Der hss n portion n section. extended mitivurdij heyond the eind of the outer-member and this also carries s, ,gear rihese gears ere in mesh With intermediate zgfeers if? ond i8, mounted for ro tation on n stuh-siuifit extendingF outwardly 'from the C vIindorJhhicIr ond driven hy o. pinion if) mounted ou. und keyed to the crunk-slm it. 'ivhe murine is of n, ratio such that 'the -inner 'vnlve-ineinher will he driven nt n speed the seine that oit the oreille shzii'h ivhile the outer-member will he driven :it :i speed one-huit that et the crenh-shaft-` The intake und exhaust ports are so nrrnngred that rotution of Jthe incn'ihers in this ratio will h intr the intekeopenings in the inner and outer inemhers into alinement With euch other and with :in intake-opening in thc cylinder-'block once in tivo revolutions oi the @erik-shaft. The saune is true of the outlet openings, these being; pierced to register et n proper time utter the ri-gistering,Y of the intn'l openingsT so that there may be a, cmnorouou und firingr of the combustible enses 'within the cylinder. .in other Words: the innoruncinhor is driven :it Ythe sume :ingulur velocity :is the "Genio-shaft and the outermouihor :it ono-hu if miur vciocity or the @mnh-sho in e ,.1 e cio nrrzurgeinent. '.ihe nearing' es shmvn romtituics n positive drive for the ineiiihcrm avoiding' the iinhility ot "veur, vibration ouai ormction in chainsnd-sprmrket and he ,sir ossenihiics.

c.ind 'tor nemers in i to i0, positions of the openings in the inner und outer valve-members are shown v-:hich would correspond with a fourcylinder iufiseinhly. In Fig. 7, the intake and exhaust openings are shown in a position corresponding,` to right of F 3 and 4, but with the members in assembled position, that is7 Figs. 7, 8, 9 und 1() (in the order given) represent the vuive sections from right to left as shown 3 and it, respectively. The cylinder l is ,lione with the intake-openings in register with earch other und with the intakeopeninjf in Vthe cylinder-block. The exhaustports :ire 'ci/iscd, or out et' register with each other, und the positions of the intake and exhaust openings of the other cylinders et ngiven position of the crank-shaft are indicate l in the different igures. The crankn tion selected corresponds fith the "tion of the first cylinden Y xcntiou provides e simple, easiy sible waive arrangement wherein there is s. positive drive of the nemhers, and While has heen iilustrated in connection with the inhodii ent herein shown, it will be under- 'ood that We do not Wish to he limited to ie precise form of this disclosurea as many ,enges in the construction and arrangement the parte are thought to be Within the ej? the invention as set forth in the 'we ciniin is: l

.er vulve-structure comprising en inneruifnnher inc-hiding sections connected to- Y ci" and pro vided With intake and exhaust openings arranged adjacent and longitudinnliy' of the valve and adapted to be brought into register with intake and exhaust openings of :in engine cylinder; en outer velverneinber including sections connected together and eiso provided with intake end exhaust openings arranged adjacent and longitudineily of the valve and adapted to he brought into register with corresponding openings in the inner-rnemher; and mea-ns, including o train of gears connected `With a driven part of the engine, Vfor positively rotating the members in the same direction to bring the openings therein into register.

A valve-structure comprising an innerinember including sections connected tgether and provided with intake and exhaust openings arranged adjacent and longitudineliy et the valve and adapted to be brought into register with intake and exhaust openings of un engine cylinder; an outer vaiveiuernher including sections connected together and also provided with. intake and exhaust openings arranged udjscent endv lo igitudinuly et' the vulve and adapted to oe hi-ought into register with corresponding openings in Athe inner-member; and means, iiuluding u train of gears connected With a driven part or the engine, for positively rothat of the openings at the tating the members .in the sam'e v fixed relative speedsto bring' tlle'openings-l therein into register.; said connections tween 'the members comprising V members adapted to be threaded one .into another. 3. A valve-structure comprising an innermember includingsections connected together -and provided with intake and. exhaust openings arranged adjacent and longitudinally of the valve and adapted to be brought into register with intake and exhaust openings of an engine cylinder; anoutervvalvemember including sections connected together andalso'fprovided with'intake and exhaust openin s arranged adjacent and longitudinally o." the, valve and adaA ted to be brought into l'register with corresponding `o enin's' in the inner-me r' means- 1n- 2 cluding a train of gears connected with a of the engine, for positively rotatingt e members in the same direction at 'fixed relative speeds to bring the openings therein into register; the outer-member being mounted for rotation in a portion of an engines the inner-membergbeing mounted for `.rotation within the outer-member; said outer-member having a portion extending out beyond a surface of the enginel cylinder; a gear mounted thereon; the inner-member having a portion extended outwardly beyond. the end of the outer-member; a gear mounted thereon; a pinion on a shaft ldriven from the engine; -and intermediate gearing connecting the -pinion and the gears on the outer `and inner members, respectively.

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix our signatures.

. BURT W. DANFORD.

ERROL E. EMSHWILLER. 

